Cover Story: Hats, Hats, Hats

This week’s cover, by Maira Kalman, is called “Everywhere I Look I See Hats.” Kalman wears many hats herself. The Easter cover arrives in the middle of the Kalman retrospective at the Jewish Museum, which runs through July 31st; a photograph of her setting up the show ran in last week’s magazine. She is also writing another children’s book, planning a trip to an Irish castle, and designing the set and costumes for the world première of “Renard,” a “teeny ballet” by Mark Morris (it’s only sixteen minutes long) set to a Stravinsky piece of the same name. It will be performed on June 28th and 29th at Tanglewood. It will then travel to Lincoln Center as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival, in August. “You can’t go wrong with Stravinsky and Morris,” Kalman said.